01077nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001653002200042653001800064653003900082653003200121653001500153653002900168653001300197653001300210653001700223653001400240100001400254700001400268700001500282245006800297856009500365300000800460520032900468022001400797       2017                            d10aVisual impairment10aOphthalmology10aNeglected tropical diseases (NDTs)10aLow-income countries (LICs)10aLow vision10aHealth Services Research10aEye care10aChildren10aChild health10aBlindness1 aMalik ANJ1 aMafwiri M1 aGilbert CE00aIntegrating primary eye care into global child health policies.  uhttp://adc.bmj.com/content/archdischild/early/2017/10/07/archdischild-2017-313536.full.pdf  a1-53 a<p>Globally, approximately 75% of blind children live in low-income countries (LICs). Almost half of blindness and low vision in LICs is due to avoidable causes such as corneal scarring from measles infection, vitamin A deficiency disorders, use of harmful traditional eye remedies, ophthalmia neonatorum and cataract.</p>
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